welcome to bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: families of the victims criticise a us jury for recommending that the gunman who murdered 17 people in the parkland school shooting in florida in 2018 should be spared the death penalty. that you can allow 17 dead and 17 others shot and wounded, and not give the death penalty, what do we have the death penalty for? the us congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol in 2021 votes to subpoena donald trump. the clerk will report the vote. mr chairman, on this vote, there are nine ayes and zero noes. the british chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, cut shorts his visit to washington as pressure

mounts on the government to reverse the unfunded tax cuts announced in his mini—budget. jamaican musicians argue art merely reflects life as the regulator bans records that glorify violence, drug use and weapons. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the united states. a jury has sentenced a 24—year—old man to life behind bars for carrying out one of the worst school mass shootings in the country's history. nikolas cruz murdered 17 people and injured 17 others in parkland, florida in 2018. families of the victims have reacted angrily as jurors rejected the death penalty. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports.

what punishment does the murder of 17 people deserve? unlike most other mass shooters, nikolas cruz survived the massacre he created and lived to see a jury answer that question. the jurors have reached a verdict in this case... they rejected the death penalty, giving him life without parole. inside court, the families of the victims showed their disappointment. 0utside, they reacted in fury. i'm disgusted with those jurors. i'm disgusted with the system. that you can allow 17 dead and 17 others shot and wounded and not give the death penalty — what do we have the death penalty for? cruz was on a mission on valentine's day in 2018. aged 19, he entered the school he'd been expelled from, armed with a legally purchased automatic rifle.

in less than six minutes, he destroyed the lives of 1a students and three teachers. the students who survived went on to create march for our lives, a huge gun reform movement with rallies held across the country. last year, cruz pleaded guilty to all murder charges and apologised to the families. i am very sorry for what i did, and i have to live with it every day, and if i were to get a second chance, i would do everything in my power to try to help others. the indictment, murder in the first degree... prosecutors said he was a sociopath who carefully planned the killing. his defence team said he suffered lifelong mental health problems from his mother's abuse of alcohol and drugs while she was pregnant with him. the jurors accepted that. tony's daughter gina was one of the first to be killed by cruz. 17 beautiful lives were cut short by murder. heinous, preplanned,

torturous murder. and the monster that killed them gets to live another day. this case has reignited the debate on capital punishment with some arguing more killing isn't the answer. whilst cruz will get to live, the serial killer will lose his freedom forever. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. tony montalto is president of stand with parkland, the national association of families for safe schools. his 17—year—old daughter gina died in the shooting. gina is my forever a 14—year—old daughter, she was a freshman back in 2018 when she left our home, went to her school, and never returned to her loving family. gina was bright and bubbly,

she was kind and compassionate, she was a wonderful daughter and a fantastic sister to her brother, anthony. we miss her every day. we saw pictures of you there, shaking your head in court. can you tell us how you feel at the moment? ah, ifeel baffled, confused, angry at how the jury could find each of the aggravating factors to have been unanimously recognised, yet somehow incongruously come up with a mitigator that justifies this shooting of 1a students and three of their teachers at a school. we heard earlier from ivy schamis, one of the teachers caught up in the shooting.

she says she has lost faith in the justice system. how do you feel about that? well, i am going to say that i have lost faith certainly in the jury, the system is the system. but we all have to come together and start looking out for one another. we have to stop looking at each individual as if they stand alone on an island. cruz�*s actions caused the death of my beautiful daughter, gina, 13 of her classmates and three of her teachers. he wounded another 17 of her schoolmates. these things have to be accounted for, and to not have him punished to the fullest extent of the law will encourage others to attack the future of our nation, to attack our students and our teachers at school. what message could the jury have sent? the jury should have

sent the message saying, these cruel, premeditated and heinous acts deserve that you be put to death as punishment. the attack in one of america's schools, an attack on the future of our country should have been punishable by death. he has no mental issues other than being a sociopath. he was able to plan this attack, to execute this attack, to move fluidly as he stalked the corridors, looking for more people to kill. those are just facts, and we are very disappointed that people didn't look at the facts in this case and that they seem to have forgotten what a victim looks like. that is why i am doing this interview with my daughter's picture over my shoulder — so that people can know what an innocent victim looks like.

as you heard me mention, i also spoke to ivy schemis. i asked her what the life sentence means to her. it means that he will get what he wanted. he will live his life. he will probably get love letters. they will probably be movies and books made out about him. he will get the notoriety that he has craved so desperately. it means that the parents will never...never live a peaceful day for the rest of their lives. that means that most of the parents probably will not outlive this shooter, and it means thatjustice was not served. and once you are a victim, there just seems to be no justice. i have lost all my faith in the justice system after this.

the congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol building last year has voted unanimously to subpoena the former president donald trump. the vote came at the end of a session in which the committee presented taped evidence from two of donald trump's closest supporters — steve bannon and roger stone — who were openly talking about stealing the election before the vote had even been counted. 0ur north america editor sarah smith has this report. as a violent mob stormed the capitol, trying to stop congress confirming joe biden as president, elected members were rushed to safety, shown here on this previously unseen footage. at the same time, according to witnesses, donald trump was watching the violence on tv from inside the white house and refusing to tell his supporters to back down. they said somebody was shot. it's just...just horrendous, and all at the instigation of the president of the united states. the committee has heard

how the violence inside the capitol was inflamed by a trump tweet accusing his vice president, mike pence, of cowardice for not helping him to overturn the election. the impact of that tweet was foreseeable and predictable. it further inflamed the mob, which was chanting, "hang mike pence," and provoked them to even greater violence. the vice president onlyjust escaped the mob, and then worked with democrats to get congress reconvened. the committee say donald trump demonstrated he did have control over this violent crowd when he eventually told his supporters to go home. he says, "go home," — he says, "go home." after months of investigation, this committee believes it has shown that what happened onjanuary 6 was deliberately orchestrated by donald trump himself as he tried illegally to cling onto power. we are obligated to seek answers directly from the man who set this all in motion, and every american

is entitled to those answers, so we can act now to protect our republic. so, in a dramatic twist, the committee have voted to subpoena donald trump, himself. let us talk more about this with a washington —based lawyer following the hearing. rebecca, thank you for being with us. we have had months and months of hearing and testimony and evidence. what is your evaluation of the process so far. i evaluation of the process so far. ~' ., ., far. i think it ended on an effective _ far. i think it ended on an effective note. _ far. i think it ended on an effective note. the - far. i think it ended on an - effective note. the committee effectively summarise the evidence they collected over many months now and brought home the conclusion that donald trump attempted to overturn american democracy, which is about as terrifying and serious an action as you can imagine. they supported that with the evidence they have shown us before, as well as new video, new evidence of congressional leaders in the moment that i

thought was very effective and chilling in many ways. you mentioned _ chilling in many ways. you mentioned this _ chilling in many ways. you mentioned this evidence. | chilling in many ways. you mentioned this evidence. we have also had the subpoena. but throughout, donald trump has claimed this is a witch hunt, doesn't care about the evidence. is he going to care about the subpoenae? probably not. it doesn't _ about the subpoenae? probably not. it doesn't seem _ about the subpoenae? probably not. it doesn't seem to - about the subpoenae? probably not. it doesn't seem to care - not. it doesn't seem to care about most legal niceties. he has blustered at times that he wants an opportunity to tell his story, to speak on camera, and i think that is part of the reason that this was a necessary and effective move by the committee to say, you had your chance to tell your story, but you are committed to come and under oath tell, answer questions, tell your side of this, but i don't think he will do it. he will stall and delay because answering questions under oath, even he appears to understand that that is risky. he was asked to answer question in new york state civil

investigation a month or so ago. he took the fifth every time. he knew it would be incriminating. i don't think he is going to actually show up, but i think it is appropriate to give him that opportunity. and of course this, with the midterms on the horizon, which could change the face of congress completely, and could really resulting this committee losing its teeth altogether. yes. if the republicans gain control of the house in the november elections, the committee will be over. there will be a lame duck. through january three, but after that, this is over. from donald trump ausmat perspective, stall, dance, pretend, try to not address the facts and hope that an election in just a view, less than a month now will return control of the house to the republicans who will then

immediately disband and have threatened to instead start investigating the people who try to defend the capital. and that may happen.— try to defend the capital. and that may happen. what should we be lookin: that may happen. what should we be looking for— that may happen. what should we be looking for next? _ that may happen. what should we be looking for next? it _ that may happen. what should we be looking for next? it will- that may happen. what should we be looking for next? it will be - be looking for next? it will be interesting — be looking for next? it will be interesting to _ be looking for next? it will be interesting to see, _ be looking for next? it will be interesting to see, donald - interesting to see, donald trump will presumably response to the subpoenae in some way, presumably he will listen to his lawyers and at least formally object, formerly make decisions on privilege. we will see how that goes. the main thing we are looking for is what happens in the upcoming election and what happens with doj, what happens with the department ofjustice, and we know there are multiple criminal investigations going on right now.— criminal investigations going on right now. rebecca, we will leave it there. _ on right now. rebecca, we will leave it there. thank - on right now. rebecca, we will leave it there. thank you - on right now. rebecca, we will leave it there. thank you very | leave it there. thank you very much. . ~ leave it there. thank you very much. ., ~ i. leave it there. thank you very much. . ~' ,, , leave it there. thank you very much. ., ~ , . leave it there. thank you very much. . ~ , . a much. thank you very much. a government — much. thank you very much. a government in _ much. thank you very much. a government in north _ much. thank you very much. a government in north carolina i government in north carolina has killed at least five people including an off—duty police officer. police launched an immediate manhunt and advised all residents to stay in their

homes until he was apprehended. the suspect was cornered by officers and has now been arrested. at least three other people who were injured are being treated at a local hospital. still to come — tensions in the coalition, forming the most right—wing government in italy's history. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he has gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, - rapping a hole — in the front of the building. this government will not weaken! democracy will prevail! it fills me with humility and gratitude to know i have been

chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath - for the men they call the 33. and then... bells toll ..bells tolled nationwide - to announce the first rescue, and chile let outi an almighty roar. this is bbc world news — the latest headlines: families of the victims have criticised a us jury for recommending that the gunman who murdered 17 people in the parkland school shooting in florida in 2018 should be spared the death penalty. the us congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol in 2021 votes to subpoena donald trump.

in the uk, finance minister kwasi kwarteng has cut short his visit to the imf in washington as pressure mounts on the british government to reverse more of its mini budget. these images havejust come in of his cart departing. he has cancelled several planned meetings in the us and is expected to hold urgent talks with the prime minister and conservative mp s on return. terminal and british markets and the government announced its mini budget three weeks ago. here is our political editor. weeks ago. here is our poli government finds itself in the government finds itself in an almighty mess. i'm trying to find out what conservative mp s 2 should? . ,, .. shouldandwhat ' ” " i? ii’f ;they it?” 7”? 77 ifth’eiyi ”widio. the ministers say they will do. the chancellor says he is sticking with his plan.— with his plan. our position hasn't changed, _ with his plan. our position hasn't changed, i - with his plan. our position hasn't changed, i will- with his plan. our position | hasn't changed, i will come with his plan. our position - hasn't changed, i will come up with the medium—term fiscal plan on the 31st of october as

they said, and there will be more detail there. music on radio plays the mood at westminster is moving every hour. what a rough old evening for liz truss last night. swirls of speculation and intrigue among ministers and backbenchers, with the most senior political figures asking the biggest question — can liz truss survive in the job? the prime minister's been in office for 37 days, and this is the kind of chat you would normally associate with the end—game. a bit like among ourfamily and friends, where we'll say some things in front of everyone, but be more discreet about other stuff, the same goes for politicians. things said in private don't have as much clout, but when hundreds are unhappy, it matters. i want to read you just a handful of quotes from conservative mps in the last couple of hours.

..said another with real anger. this is about as loyal as backbenchers are sounding in public. the messaging has been poor and the optics have been terrible. it's a new government, they've got time to put it right, as i've said, but not time to waste. conservatives mps agree on one thing — that this is a total mess, but they don't agree on anything else. some have told me, look, you've got to bin all of those tax cuts, but others say, yeah, but that's what liz truss stands for, and if we bin them, maybe she's finished. some think that's a good idea, others less so. others say what about the help for energy bills, for everyone — maybe it has to be more focused, more targeted at the poor. but that is complicated. some say sack the chancellor, and others say the prime minister has so spectacularly and so efficiently tanked that she has to go. but they can't agree

on who'd replace her. i think that changing the leadership would be a disastrously bad idea, notjust politically, but also economically. and we are absolutely going to stay focused on growing the economy. this is a street that oozes two things — power and authority, or at least it usually does. the crux of all of this for liz truss is both of those things are ebbing away, ebbing away to her backbenchers, ebbing away to those volatile financial markets. she is in there trying to grapple them both back. and the blunt truth is neither will return easily — and they may never do. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. record amount of migrants are

arriving in south america, but cities under extreme pressure. claim some people are arriving being sent to democratic states to put pressure onjoe biden in the run—up to the mid—term elections. fist the run-up to the mid-term elections-— the run-up to the mid-term elections. at least five or six buses have _ elections. at least five or six buses have arrived _ elections. at least five or six buses have arrived in - elections. at least five or six buses have arrived in new. elections. at least five or six i buses have arrived in new york city every day since september. more than 17,000 have come since april. that is putting the city's homeless shelters under enormous strain and is costing $1 billion to accommodate, feed and clothe them. it prompted the new york city mayor eric adams to declare a city emergency earlier this month. for these migrants though it is a chance to start a new life in america, but even with the help they are receiving from soup kitchens it is not an easy transition. translation: it is not an easy transition. translation:— is not an easy transition. translation: it has been a little difficult, _ translation: it has been a little difficult, to _ translation: it has been a little difficult, to be - translation: it has been a little difficult, to be honest, | little difficult, to be honest, if you don't have your papers in order you can't find work anywhere, so we have to go out and back on the streets, which

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in the country's republican history. stefano fasano has more. applause. he shakes the hand of a veteran of deposed fascist movement, the only member of her family to survive the nazi auschwitz concentration camp. newly elected speaker, known for collecting salinity memorabilia. translation: i memorabilia. translation: ., 4' memorabilia. translation: ., ~ ., translation: i would like to thank all who _ translation: i would like to thank all who voted _ translation: i would like to thank all who voted for - translation: i would like to thank all who voted for me, l translation: | would like to | thank all who voted for me, or who did not vote for me, or who abstained and did not vote for me without being part of the centre—right majority. thank you from the deepest of my heart. ~ . ,, you from the deepest of my heart. ~ . . ., heart. mr la russa's election was the first _ heart. mr la russa's election was the first step _ heart. mr la russa's election was the first step in - heart. mr la russa's election was the first step in forming | heart. mr la russa's election l was the first step in forming a government for the fiore ——, feminist giorgia meloni.

currently unhappy with the representation in the government,. giorgia meloni secured 26% of the vote in the elections, but deformable machine in support of her fractures allies. the far—right party. the three leaders have been tussling over the formation of a cabinet capable of managing the challenges ahead, notably the war crisis, a??? is new?” 22: 22:22: a??? is expected if" 2 2 .-2 22:2 2: a??? is expected to22 2 222 2222 22 a??? is expected to22 in222 2222 22 by the end of the month place by the end of the month and is said to be italy's most right—wing since world war ii. giorgia meloni's party has no experience of government but , 7 has to reassure she has sought to reassure investors she handle the she has sought to reassure investors whether andle the she has sought to reassure investors whether the .e the she has sought to reassure investors whether the coalition th7ei7r7 7 7 stefano fasano, bbc news. broadcasting authorities in jamaica have banned music and tv content glorifying illegal

activities such as drug and gun used to cut crime, commences. somejamaican artist is a reflection of life and this will do little to stop crime, especially as young people listen to music on streaming platforms like i add youtube. i'd speak with the director of business development at bb records, i spoke to him earlier and got his thoughts. jamaica is a very conservative society, right? so there has always been self censoring in different departments, different departments, different media houses. it is a conservative environment, and, yes, so it hasn't been the outright government banning or outright government banning or outright censorship. it is an unwritten rule to know that there is some decency, you know, and that is all relative, right? black much more on that story on the bbc website. 0r story on the bbc website. or you can download the bbc news

app. reach me on to do. from others in london, thank you for watching. see you next time. goodbye. hello there. as we head towards the weekend, it continues to be quite a messy, eclectic weather story at the moment. this is the situation for friday — this weather front bringing some intense outbreaks of rain through scotland and northern ireland. the same time, we've got this weather front moving through channel coasts. that will just cling onto the south and produce some outbreaks of light drizzle, particularly towards the southeast as we go through the day. the best of the dry weather, wales and northern england, before this weather front starts to spill out of scotland by the middle of the afternoon. behind it, for scotland and northern ireland, brightening up, a breezy afternoon, sunny spells and noticeably fresher here — 10—13 degrees the high. but in the south—east once again, we'll see those temperatures peaking into the high teens. now, as we move out of friday, we've got more showers starting

to push in from the south and west as an area of low pressure moves in. so, cloudier skies here, a milder start to saturday, but where we get some clear slots, those temperatures may well fall away. the jet stream is going to be quite a powerful one over the next few days and it's centred across the uk, and we all know it's the jet stream that drives in areas of low pressure across us. so, as you can see, for the start of the weekend, that low pressure is going to be sitting into the far north—west. it could bring outbreaks of heavy rain to the north and west in particular, so not all of us will see rain through the weekend. 0ne spell of heavy rain moving through northern scotland, sharper showers tucking in behind, but sheltered eastern areas may stay relatively dry and bright throughout the day. and if you dodge those showers, well, you'll still continue to see some warmth — 17—18 degrees once again. moving out of saturday into sunday, the low is still anchored to the north of scotland.

that's where the heaviest of the rain is likely to be, with another front pushing in from the south—west. so, as we go through the day, a relatively dry start, the heavy rain pushing in through south—west england, wales and up along western fringes. so, once again, sheltered eastern areas may stay dry throughout the day, and in the sunshine, still relatively warm for this time of year. i did say it was quite a messy story, but as we go into monday and tuesday, things hopefully will quieten down just a touch. that's it. take care.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the families of the victims of one of america's worst mass school shootings in the us state of florida have criticised the decision by a jury to spare the gunman the death penalty. relatives say the jury's decision on nikolas cruz sets a bad precedent. the us congressional committee investigating the storming of the capitol in 2021 has ordered donald trump to give evidence. the chairman said there was no doubt the former president led an effort to upend american democracy. mr trump has dismissed the hearing as a witch hunt. the british chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, has cut short his visit to the international monetary fund in washington as pressure mounts on the uk government to reverse parts of its mini—budget.